Start Here / Never Stop Podcast: Reema Khrais ’12

UNC Hussman School of Journalism and Media alumna Reema Khrais ’12 is a reporter at the national public radio program, Marketplace.

Before joining Marketplace in April 2016, Khrais covered education policy for WUNC. While in North Carolina, she also reported in-depth stories on the Chapel Hill shooting of three young Muslim-Americans, a tragedy that gained international attention. Her work at WUNC was recognized with two regional Edward R. Murrow awards.

Before that, she was selected as an NPR Joan B. Kroc Fellow. For the year-long fellowship based out of D.C., she reported nationally, produced on “Weekend on All Things Considered” and edited stories for NPR.org. As part of the fellowship, she also helped cover New York City’s public schools for WNYC.

A North Carolina native, Khrais studied at the UNC Hussman School of Journalism and Media from 2008 till 2012. While an undergraduate, she worked for the national program The Story with Dick Gordon and traveled to Cairo, Egypt, where she reported for the show on the Egyptian Revolution of 2011.

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